Southern Fiction

Brother Mockingbird Publishing: Actively Seeking Manuscript Queries

Updated October 2026: They plan to reopen to submissions in November 2026. Brother Mockingbird Publishing is a small independent press that describes itself as “committed to the discovery of talented writers with original stories”. They publish a range of genres including, Acton/Adventure,  Suspense/Thriller, Crime/Detective/Cozies, Mysteries, Historical, Romance, Horror. They are not interested in erotica, novellas,…
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BelleBooks/BelleBridge: Accepting Manuscript Submissions

BelleBooks was founded in 1999 by a number of writers of Southern Fiction. They focused on publishing works of southern fiction before creating the now substantial imprint BelleBridge, which is open to a wide variety of genres including, cozy mysteries, women’s fiction, romance, fiction, non-fiction, science fiction, horror, fantasy, young adult, mystery, suspense, and thrillers….
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